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[Give ear to my words, O Lord] (Harper)

[Give ear to my words, O Lord] (Harper)

Composer: John Martin Harper
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: John Martin Harper

John Martin Harper; b. July 11, 1947; organ scholar of Selwyn Coll., Cambridge, 1966-1970; FRCO, 1972; Ph.D., Univ. of Birmingham, 1975; organist and director of Music at St. Chad’s Cathedral, 1972-1978; lecturer at Univ. of Birmingham from 1976; organist and Informator Choristarum at Magdalen Coll., Oxford since 1981; editor of Gibbons’ Consort music; author of A historical guide to the Latin liturgy for musicians and students Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Give ear to my words, O Lord] (Harper)
Composer: John Martin Harper
Incipit: 124
Key: E Major
Copyright: Music © Royal School of Church Music, Cleveland Lodge, Westhumble, Dorking, Surrey. RH5 6BW

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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #3

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Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #3

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